Lalibela. Met a few very nice boys who became my friends and showed me around the place (Misaw was 14 and Getachew was 10 but looked around 7 since he was generally lacking for food), in addition to a Frenchman who was riding a motorcycle across Africa and the Middle East. Lalibela was the first [...]

Dila is primarily a transport stop for Ethiopians traveling from the south. Not many faranji pass through the town, given the difficulty of getting into the country overland. As the man ran with my bag towards the Hotel Zeleke I pretty much followed, laughing to myself as he started having difficulty lugging my bag. We [...]